Oilers at Devils

OILERS (18-12-0) at DEVILS (11-15-5)

Oilers projected lineup
Warren Foegele -- Connor McDavid -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Devin Shore -- Derek Ryan -- Colton Sceviour
Zach Hyman -- Ryan McLeod -- Kyle Turris
Darnell Nurse -- Evan Bouchard
Duncan Keith -- Cody Ceci
Slater Koekkoek -- Tyson Barrie
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Tyler Benson, William Lagesson, Brendan Perlini
Injured: Kris Russell (upper body), Markus Niemelainen (undisclosed), Dylan Holloway (wrist)
COVID-19 protocol: Zack Kassian
Devils projected lineup
Pavel Zacha -- Nico Hischier -- Jesper Boqvist
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Andreas Johnsson -- Dawson Mercer -- Janne Kuokkanen
Marián Studenič -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Ryan Graves -- Dougie Hamilton
Ty Smith -- P.K. Subban
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Damon Severson
Mackenzie Blackwood
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Mason Geertsen, Kevin Bahl
Injured: Miles Wood (right hip), Tyce Thompson (upper body), Jonathan Bernier (hip)
COVID-19 protocol: Tomas Tatar , Jon Gillies , Jimmy Vesey
Status report
Neither team was expected to skate Friday. ... Nurse, Puljujarvi and Lagesson, a defenseman, each was removed from COVID-19 protocol and is eligible to play. ... Defenseman Dmitri Samorukov, who made his NHL debut for the Oilers in a 4-2 loss at the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, was returned to Bakersfield of the American Hockey League on Thursday.